Hello Neil, Monday, January 6, 2003, 5:56:08 AM, you wrote: NB> Around about 06/01/2003 11:29, Patrick typed ... >> You can define device swaps in grub.conf with the map command. Check >> info grub, the manpages etc. A quick Google gave e.g. this link: >> https://listman.redhat.com/pipermail/valhalla-list/2002-June/003173.html NB> I'm not certain that that could help me; my problem is essentially NB> that when booting from CD (install/rescue) grub 'sees' the devices in a NB> different sequence than when I boot 'normally', as the BIOS has then NB> forcibly reported 'EXT' (my ATA66 boot drive, IDE3) as the first drive - NB> I guess, the direct equivalent of the grub map command. NB> Unless I can get the map command to only happen in one instance: NB> either during boot, or after CD boot when run manually. IYSWIM. If I'm following you correctly: # grub --device-map=/boot/grub/device.map from a shell. I'm not sure if you can specify device.map in the Grub Boot shell or not. NB> How if the device.map used by grub? *Is* it, even, or is it just NB> info. for the user? I'm not sure of the technical details, but editing device.map and re-installing grub to the MBR worked for me. That was after I tried to edit grub.conf and swap hd(0,0) with hd(1,0), which did not work, but I didn't re-write grub to the MBR after that either (docs didn't say I had to)... I can only assume that Grub updated something in the MBR after the installation of the IDE disk, and that's why modifying grub.conf didn't work. -- Best regards, Brian Curtis -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
